Grade: 8 Unit:1 Week: 4 Content: ELA Dates: 9/10-9/14
Theme Essential Question: How does the urban setting contribute to the overall meaning of the texts?
Essential Questions:
How do I determine what is inferred based on what is stated?
How do I determine the author’s point of view or purpose?
How does the author acknowledge and respond to conflicting evidence or viewpoints?
Standards:
8.R.I.6 Craft and Structure: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
8.R.I.1 Key Ideas and Details: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the texts.
Objectives:
I can determine what is inferred based on what is stated.
I can determine the author’s point of view or purpose.
I can determine how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints?
Assessment: Product
Cite evidence of specific quotes to illustrate understanding of the text using Think. Pair. Share.
Create an open response based upon the text, and develop a rubric to assess knowledge.
Key Questions (match Standard)
What is the author’s purpose?
Identify the points of view.
Why is textual evidence/support crucial to inferencing and comprehension of the author’s perspective?
Students grade each other’s work based on a grading rubric.
Observable Student Behaviors
Vocabulary
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Suggested Activities: [see Legend to highlight MCO and HYS]
Grade: 8 Unit:1 Week: 4 Content: ELA Dates: 9/10-9/14
Theme Essential Question: How does the urban setting contribute to the overall meaning of the texts?
Essential Questions:
Standards:
Objectives:
Assessment:
Product
Key Questions (match Standard)
Observable Student Behaviors
Vocabulary
Suggested Activities: [see Legend to highlight MCO and HYS]
Homework
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